Written by John Moravec on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at 14:23
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Victoria News recently published an interesting article on Singularitarians in Canada whcih compared Singularitarianism with religion:
At first blush, Singularitarianism may seem like a religion and has even earned from critics the label “Rapture of the Nerds.” But Singularitarianism differs from religion in one crucial aspect: its belief doesn’t depend on a supernatural power influencing human affairs. Singularitarians rely only on the evidence and patterns scientists have tested and observed in the natural universe.
All said, however, the article does a good job at describing what the Technological Singularity is about and what it might mean for us.
Link to the Victoria News article.
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AMA citation:
Moravec J. Rapture of the nerds (in Canada!). Education Futures. 2006. Available at: http://www.educationfutures.com/2006/02/09/rapture-of-the-nerds-in-canada/. Accessed May 12, 2008.
APA citation:
Moravec, John. (2006). Rapture of the nerds (in Canada!). Retrieved May 12, 2008, from Education Futures Web site: http://www.educationfutures.com/2006/02/09/rapture-of-the-nerds-in-canada/
Chicago citation:
Moravec, John. 2006. Rapture of the nerds (in Canada!). Education Futures. http://www.educationfutures.com/2006/02/09/rapture-of-the-nerds-in-canada/ (accessed May 12, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Moravec, J 2006, Rapture of the nerds (in Canada!), Education Futures. Retrieved May 12, 2008, from <http://www.educationfutures.com/2006/02/09/rapture-of-the-nerds-in-canada/>
MLA citation:
Moravec, John. "Rapture of the nerds (in Canada!)." 9 Feb. 2006. Education Futures. Accessed 12 May. 2008. <http://www.educationfutures.com/2006/02/09/rapture-of-the-nerds-in-canada/>